The kind of helmet on a motorcyclist’s head says a lot about the workings of the brain it’s protecting. That helmet may, in fact, be the biggest single identifying feature of a rider’s true motorized character. So let’s get all “Dr. Phil” and see what your helmet says about you. The Solid-Color Full-Face Helmet You [...]
Somewhere in between shooting the new Mission Impossible, taking over for Matt Damon in the Bourne series, and voicing a pre-historic creature in Ice Age 4, Jeremy Renner will film a biopic about movie legend and motorcycle racer Steve McQueen. THR reports that Renner has just formed a new production company which will develop the [...]
I am not a tattoo guy. Likewise, I am not a big fan of some of the biker culture’s obsession with morbid, skull and bones body ink. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for personal expression. It’s just not my thing. However, I saw something at a recent motorcycle event that struck me. It was [...]
I’m launching into this editorial with no small measure of hesitation - but here we go. Two recent events got me thinking about the message inherent in the Confederate flag. The first event was an American Legion custom motorcycle show. At the show, I was struck by an African-American Vietnam veteran who stood studying a chopper that was [...]
I was having lunch recently at a roadside diner when a motorcyclist rode by with handlebars that placed his hands at least a foot over his head. That got me thinking about the safety and legality of mimicking a primate on two wheels. I am primarily a sport-bike guy, so I am hard-wired to ride [...]
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